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Lizah van der Aart @lizahaart.bsky.social · Jul 4

How does art contribute to science?
My friend @eliza-coli.bsky.social and I 'talked' about this in a comic!
I'm preparing some lectures for my trip to NL to talk about visual scicomm and this is such a nice excuse to look back at my body of work rather than just the current deadline.

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Alejandra Díaz @alejandradiag.bsky.social · Jun 4

And with this last submission... All the hard work for my master's on Bioinformatics and Statistics is completed! All I have left is the viva!

Working on my master's and PhD at the same time has been quite a challenge, but I can say I have survived the experience!

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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · Apr 4

Oh hell yea! This paper is finally published @alexbisson.bsky.social? Landmark!

Thibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · Apr 3

@evapillai.bsky.social and I had fun writing a brief comment www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (originally featuring an enlightening comparison to a soufflé au fromage that unfortunately disappeared from the final version per Science house style)

Archaea go multicellular under pressure

A microbe from the Dead Sea switches to a tissue-like form when compressed

www.science.org

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Arianne Babina @ariannebabina.bsky.social · Apr 4

🚨WE’RE HIRING!🚨 A Research Technician (2y) to join our team & work on exciting projects in bacterial evolution & gene regulation. Come join our growing, supportive Bacteriology Dept @uofglasgow.bsky.social ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #MicroBio25 #microsky @microbiologysociety.org Apply by 30th April: tinyurl.com/2z9z9kse

Photo of University of Glasgow attendees at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference, with a blank outline of a person labeled "You!" indicating where you could join.

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MicroSOS @microsos.bsky.social · Apr 4

🚨 Only 40% of spots remain for one of the most important plant microbiome meetings!
Tickets are moving fast — if you’re thinking about it, now is the time 😊.
Register at: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com

#PMS2025 #microbiology #plantscience

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · Apr 4

We're looking up instead of down for April's Microbe of the Month. Niallia tiangongensis was isolated 400 km above Earth on the the surface hardware of the Chinese space station. Read about this discovery and other novel microbes in #IJSEM by clicking the link in our bio 🌍

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Giusy Mariano @giusym1990.bsky.social · Apr 4

For those of you who approached me at @microbiologysociety.org #Microbio25 (and anyone else interested!!), this is your last chance to apply for our PDRA position. Come join us in Glasgow!

Giusy Mariano @giusym1990.bsky.social · Jan 24

🚨We are hiring! A MRC-funded PDRA position to study novel anti-phage systems & their evolutionary dynamics in P. aeruginosa, in collaboration with @friendlymicrobe. If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions & evolution, apply now ! tinyurl.com/bddz4z44

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Megan Smith-Cerdán @megssc.bsky.social · Apr 3

Absolutely loved my first @microbiologysociety.org annual conference! 🦠 It was great to attend so many fascinating talks, chat over lots of interesting posters and share my research with such a supportive community!

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Alejandra Díaz @alejandradiag.bsky.social · Apr 3

I couldn't have wished for a better end to my first conference than listening to a lecture in the soil microbiome! #microbio25

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · Apr 3

Marcel van der Heijden's Hot Topic Lecture discussing Soil microbiomes & One Health is about to begin at #Microbio25! Make your way to Hall 1A now. Read more here: microb.io/HotTopicLect...

Annual Conference 2025: Hot Topic Lecture

14 January 2025

microb.io

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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · Apr 2

SCOOP: You've heard about the NIH terminating grants. I've learned of another, less visible way it's disrupting science: It’s removing some applications from peer review. Not rejecting them, but putting them on hold without saying why or if they'll ever be reviewed. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

The Quiet Way the NIH Is Stalling Some Research Before It Starts

A number of grant proposals have disappeared from scientists’ review pipelines, with little explanation. Applicants are bewildered and frustrated.

www.chronicle.com

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Alejandra Díaz @alejandradiag.bsky.social · Apr 2

I guess I can't say I presented my poster on #Microbio25 without posting a photo of myself with the poster. You can still come and hear about my research on Streptomyces at poster B057 today! @microbiologysociety.org

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Alejandra Díaz @alejandradiag.bsky.social · Apr 2

Great!! I'll see you there then 😃

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Alejandra Díaz @alejandradiag.bsky.social · Apr 1

Tomorrow I will be presenting my research at #Microbio2025, "From Petri dishes to soil: Streptomyces on the hunt of antimicrobials and beyond", supervised by @lore-fermar.bsky.social. You can find me in poster B057!

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Alejandra Díaz @alejandradiag.bsky.social · Apr 1

What a brilliant talk by @phoebecrossley.bsky.social today at #Microbio2025 about gynaecological conditions and the vaginal microbiome. Coming out of endometriosis awareness month is so refreshing hearing about current research in the field!

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Professor Andrew J Roe @drandyjroe.bsky.social · Apr 1

New paper from the group - here we show that aurodox prevents shiga toxin mediated damage in a murine model. Interesting changes to the microbiota too. Amazing work by @rebeccamchugh.bsky.social and the group.

Paper here- rdcu.be/efW0K

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Alejandra Díaz @alejandradiag.bsky.social · Mar 31

Ready for the first talks at @microbiologysociety.org 2025 annual conference.
@samkaytucker.bsky.social
#microbio2025 🦠

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Tom McLean @tommclean.bsky.social · Mar 21

Almost 8 years after starting this project finally happy to share the main research from my PhD! Couldn't have done it without the amazing help from @ainsley-beaton.bsky.social! We untangled a fascinating new redox sensor with the most extraordinary growth phenotype (I'm biased) in Streptomyces!

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Mar 22

The effect of combination of root exudates substances on stimulation of Bacillus spores' germination

Microbiological Research from Zhihui Xu (Nanjing Agrticultural University)

"L-valine, β-alanine, xylose, glucose, and asparagine as key germination-inducing"

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The effect of combination of root exudates substances on stimulation of Bacillus spores' germination

Root exudates play a crucial role in the rhizosphere by influencing the growth and activity of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), such as Ba…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Alejandra Díaz @alejandradiag.bsky.social · Mar 18

The applications for this position at our #bacteriology department at UofG is still open. Check this out for a fascinating research with a great PI!

#microbiology #phages

Giusy Mariano @giusym1990.bsky.social · Jan 24

🚨We are hiring! A MRC-funded PDRA position to study novel anti-phage systems & their evolutionary dynamics in P. aeruginosa, in collaboration with @friendlymicrobe. If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions & evolution, apply now ! tinyurl.com/bddz4z44

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Alejandra Díaz @alejandradiag.bsky.social · Mar 4

One of the most inspiring things about my PhD is getting to see the beautiful shapes my working strains create.

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Giusy Mariano @giusym1990.bsky.social · Feb 10

Love phage-bacteria interactions, anti-phage systems, and a sprinkle of evolutionary biology? There’s still time to apply and join our team in Glasgow at @uofgsii.bsky.social !

Giusy Mariano @giusym1990.bsky.social · Jan 24

🚨We are hiring! A MRC-funded PDRA position to study novel anti-phage systems & their evolutionary dynamics in P. aeruginosa, in collaboration with @friendlymicrobe. If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions & evolution, apply now ! tinyurl.com/bddz4z44

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · Feb 1

Agarooligosaccharides as a novel concept in prebiotics: selective inhibition of Ruminococcus gnavus and Fusobacterium nucleatum while preserving Bifidobacteria, Lactobacillales in vitro, and inhibiting Lachnospiraceae in vivo. Available in #MicrobioJ: https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001510

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University of Glasgow School of Infection & Immunity @uofgsii.bsky.social · Jan 14

🆕 | The School of Infection & Immunity is pleased to confirm the appointment of Professor Donal Wall as our new Head of Bacteriology, with Dr Lorena Fernandez-Martinez assuming the role of Deputy Head of the research area.

🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

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Alejandra Díaz @alejandradiag.bsky.social · Dec 13

Soil friends

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